Welcome
Welcome to Module 3 of the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Burns Course: Scar formation.
This module will look at the formation of scars, starting with the principles and moving on to how to define a burn scar, determine its severity, describe it in terms of features, and track its progression.
Learning objective
This module aims to provide an understanding of how a scar forms and the key features of a scar.
Learning outcomes
Following completion of this module the learner should be able to recall:
- the principles of scar formation
- how a scar impacts on a child's occupational performance
- how to assess a scar
- the key features of a scar.
